Nathan Bissitt, Author at Business Ideas UK

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Hurricanes take their toll on US jobs market

ByNathan BissittOctober 6, 2017

US employment fell in September for the first time since 2010 as hurricanes Harvey and Irma took their toll on the jobs market.The Labor Department said 33,000 jobs were lost amid a record drop in employment in the leisure and hospitality sector.It blamed the two

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UK productivity sees further fall

ByNathan BissittOctober 6, 2017

The productivity of UK workers has fallen for the second quarter in a row, official figures indicate.Hourly output fell 0.1% in the April-to-June period, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.This follows a 0.5% decline in the first three months of the

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What to do if you think you are being sexually harassed at work

ByNathan BissittOctober 6, 2017

Sexual harassment at work has returned to the headlines after US film producer Harvey Weinstein apologised about the way he had “behaved with colleagues in the past”. It came after a newspaper reported a number of sexual harassment allegations against

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Zambian farmer: 'Water is becoming a problem'

ByNathan BissittOctober 6, 2017

Much of sub-Saharan Africa is feeling the consequences of the drought that started more than two years ago, and Zambia is no exception. The BBC’s Kennedy Gondwe reports on the new irrigation techniques farmers are having to adopt in response to the severe water

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Hurricanes blamed for fall in US employment

ByNathan BissittOctober 6, 2017

US employment fell for the first time in seven years in September due to the impact of hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Official figures showed non-farm payrolls decreased by 33,000 after the storms wreaked havoc in Texas and Florida, reflecting a record drop off in

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South Africa's drooping flower tourism

ByNathan BissittOctober 6, 2017

Around October, the arid landscape of South Africa’s west coast blooms with millions of wild flowers and the sight draws tourists from all over the world. But the ongoing drought conditions in sub-Saharan Africa are leading to fewer flowers and fewer tourists.

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Productivity decline creates headache for Hammond

ByNathan BissittOctober 6, 2017

“Productivity isn’t everything,” wrote the Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman, “But in the long run it is almost everything.” What he meant by that, he went on to say, is that a country’s ability to improve its living

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May has to delay China trip over Trump clash

ByNathan BissittOctober 6, 2017

Theresa May has been forced to delay a long-awaited trade mission to China after Beijing chose to prioritise a visit by US President Donald Trump. Sky News has learnt that Downing Street officials had been co-ordinating plans for a trip to take place next month, with

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Pound falls to one-month low amid plot to oust PM

ByNathan BissittOctober 6, 2017

The pound has slipped to a one-month low against the US dollar after rumblings of a plot by MPs to unseat Theresa May burst into the open. Sterling was nearly a cent lower, dipping close to the $1.30 mark and reversing a period of strength over the last few weeks that

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Easyjet posts record summer passenger numbers

ByNathan BissittOctober 6, 2017

Low-price beach holiday offers helped Easyjet attract record passenger numbers for the summer but it warned of more turbulence ahead as it battles rivals in the cut-throat aviation market. The budget carrier said it was on course to post headline annual profits of